Laboratory Safety and Procedures Why Worry About Safety?
Lab Safety: Everyone is Responsible!
Accidents? Accidents can happen –Remain calm ALL –Report ALL accidents immediately –Prevention! watch & help your partner
LAB RULES Your life depends on it.
Rule # 1 Wear safety goggles at all times.
Safety Goggles
Acid Damage
Rule # 2 Use extreme caution when using corrosive chemicals Use extreme caution when using corrosive chemicals.
Chemical burn
Rule # 3 Only do experiments assigned and work only when teacher is present. If you don’t……
Rule # 3 He decided to play with dry ice and didn’t listen to the teacher: you can see the where the cap of the bottle went.
Rule # 4 Be aware of safety equipment and how to use it.
Lab Safety Equipment eye wash station safety shower fire blanket fire extinguisher first aid kit fume hood goggle cabinet
Safety Equipment
Fire Extinguishers
Rule # 5 Do not eat or drink in the lab.
Rule # 6 Point test tubes away from all people when heating.
Rule # 7 Notify teacher of spills or any injuries
Rule # 8 Pull back long hair and contain loose sleeves.
Rule # 9 Wear close-toed shoes Wear close-toed shoes.
Rule # 10 Read the label of a chemical carefully before using.
Rule # 11 Do not use cracked glassware.Throw it away properly.
Rule # 12 To dilute an acid,always pour acid into water!
Rule # 13 Leave your area clean at the end of lab.
Rule # 14 Wash hands at end of lab.
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets
Important Goggle Facts! Each student MUST wear industrial quality eye protective goggles when chemicals, heat, and/or glass are in use. Eye glasses are NOT acceptable substitutes for approved safety goggles.
Universal Indicator MSDS Name of Chemical Hazard Rating Scale Notice Flammability Rating – What does a 3 mean? Hazard Ratings
Hazardous Ingredients Universal Indicator MSDS
Flammability – capable of being set on fire. How to extinguish chemical when burning
Universal Indicator MSDS Ingestion Ingestion - to take food, liquid, or some other substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it Inhalation Inhalation - a substance in the form of a vapor or gas that is breathed into the lungs through the nose or mouth
Universal Indicator MSDS Reactivity Reactivity - The ability to change chemically when mixed with other substances.
Universal Indicator MSDS How How to clean up chemical when spilled
Universal Indicator MSDS Safety Equipment Needed
Universal Indicator MSDS Extra Safeguards to consider
MSDS Resources
LABORATORY SAFETY Chemical Hazard Label Pre-AP Chemistry Charles Page High School Stephen L. Cotton
NFPA CHEMICAL HAZARD LABEL HEALTH SPECIAL REACTIVITY (STABILITY) FLAMMABILITY
NFPA CHEMICAL HAZARD LABEL Least Serious 4 Most Serious 40 Flammable vapor which burns readily Substance is stable
NFPA CHEMICAL HAZARD LABEL Avoid water. May detonate with heat or ignition. Severe health risk. Burns readily. (Label for Diborane, B 2 H 6 )
NFPA CHEMICAL HAZARD LABEL Complete Label for Phosphine (phosphorus hydride, PH 3 )
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet On file for all purchased chemicals. Includes all information shown on a chemical label and more. Different formats are used by different chemical companies.
MSDS